SUBSTANTIVE CHILD WELFARE LAW

Presented byAnn M. Haralambie, J.D.

Minneapolis, MN, September 6, 2011

© 2011 Juvenile Law Society, all rights reserved

Agenda9:15-10:30 The Context of Federal & State Child Welfare Law

Child Welfare Case Procedure Dependency Case Process and Stages

10:30-10:45 BREAK10:45-12:00 Constitutional Framework

Proving Abuse and Neglect12:00-1:00 LUNCH1:00-3:00 Child Development, Memory, Suggestibility

Federal Statutory Framework3:00-3:15 BREAK3:15-5:00 Ethics and Standards of Practice

Jurisdiction

UCCJEA

PKPA

ICPC

Hague ConventionICARA

ICWA

Proceedings Covered

Persons Covered

ExclusiveTribal Jurisdiction

Concurrent Stateand Tribal Jurisdiction

Standards of Proof

Expert Testimony

Placement Preferences

Constitutional Framework

State’s Rights/Duties

Parents’ Rights

Children’s Rights

Standards of Proof

Case Legal Elements

Emergency Hearing

Adjudication

Disposition

Termination

Proving Abuseand Neglect

Child Sexual Abuse

Physical Abuse

Neglect

Emotional Abuse

Abandonment

Child Development,

Memory & Suggestibility

Federal Statutory Framework

CAPTA

ASFA

Fostering Connections Act

Chafee Foster Care Independence Act

McKinney-Vento

IDEA

FERPA

HIPAA

Substance Abuse Records

Immigration• SJIS

• VAWA

Ethics and Standardsof Practice

ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct

ABA Standards of Practice-

Representing Parents

ABA Standards of Practice-

Representing Children

ABA Standards of Practice-

Representing Agencies

Resources

Organizations

• NACC• APSAC• ISPCAN• ABA Center on Children and the Law• Child Welfare League of America

Books• Marvin Ventrell, Trial Advocacy for the Child Welfare

Lawyer • Ann M. Haralambie, Handling Child Custody, Abuse,

& Adoption Cases (3rd ed., annually supplemented)• Donald N. Duquette & Ann M. Haralambie, editors,

Child Welfare Law and Practice (2nd ed.)• John E.B. Myers, Myers On Evidence In Child,

Domestic & Elder Abuse Cases• Anne Graffam Walker, Handbook on Questioning

Children: A Linguistic Perspective (2nd ed.)